Phrase guide

is that so

phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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phrase

Meaning 1

Really? Is it true?

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • I used to be a millionaire back in the '80s. ― Is that so?

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

39 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: هَلْ هٰذَا صَحِيح؟ (hal hāḏā ṣaḥīḥ?) — really?
  • Arabic: أَلَيْسَ كَذٰلِكَ؟ (ʔalaysa kaḏālika?) — really?
  • Bulgarian: тъй ли (tǎj li) — really?
  • Chinese: 敢按呢? (kám án-ne?) — really?
  • Chinese Mandarin: 是嗎? /是吗? (shì ma?) — really?
  • Chinese Mandarin: 真的嗎? /真的吗? (zhēnde ma?) — really?
  • Chinese Mandarin: 是這樣嗎? /是这样吗? (shì zhèyang ma?) — really?
  • Esperanto: ĉu vere? — really?
  • Finnish: niinkö — really?
  • Finnish: ihanko totta — really?
  • French: vraiment? — really?
  • German: wirklich? — really?
  • Hebrew: כָּכָה? (kàkha?) — really?
  • Hindi: अच्छा? (acchā?) — really?
  • Japanese: 本当? (hontō?) — really?
  • Japanese: ほんと? (honto?) — really?
  • Japanese: そうですか (sō desu ka?) — really?
  • Kapampangan: makanita? — really?
  • Kapampangan: makaniyan? — really?
  • Kapampangan: tuto? — really?
  • Kapampangan: iyapen? — really?
  • Kapampangan: oika? — really?
  • Kapampangan: oiya? — really?
  • Korean: 그래요 (geuraeyo) — really?
  • Korean: 않니 (anni) — really?
  • Malay: yakah? — really?
  • Marathi: असं का? (asa kā?) — really?
  • Eastern Mari: айда (ajda) — really?
  • Polish: doprawdy? — really?
  • Polish: czyżby? — really?
  • Russian: пра́вда? (právda?) — really?
  • Russian: неуже́ли? (neužéli?) — really?
  • Saanich: SṮO ̧ṮEM ̧ E? — really?
  • Spanish: ¿de veras? — really?
  • Spanish: ¿en serio? — really?
  • Swedish: så pass? — really?
  • Swedish: nähä? — really?
  • Uzbek: shunaqami — really?
  • Vietnamese: thế à? — really?